The winter solstice on Dec. 21 draws people to events that happen only during the longest night of the year. Sunrise rituals and evening festivals around the world give the day an energy that people ...

On December 25, the majority of the world’s largest religious group will unite to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Protestants and Catholics, the two largest Christian traditions, celebrate ...

On a chilly December night in Sandy Spring, Md., dozens of people crammed into the Woodlawn Manor for a Victorian-era Yuletide dance lesson, the wood floors creaking under the uncertain steps of ...

The Northern Hemisphere's winter solstice was observed with traditional festivities in the picturesque English countryside of Glastonbury on December 21, 2025. An eclectic mix of curious spectators, ...

LONDON (AP) — Thousands of people cheered and danced around Stonehenge as the sun rose over the prehistoric stone circle on Sunday, the winter solstice. The crowds, many dressed as druids and pagans, ...

Ancient scribes often calculated Christ’s birth as falling in early spring. "A Roman Feast (Saturnalia)" by Roberto Bompiani, currently at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. The ancient empire had ...

The days will finally start to get longer now that winter is officially here. With fall finally over, astronomically speaking and the first day of winter now past us, we can start looking forward to ...

For a few brief moments, the sun aligns perfectly with the temple of Amun-Re, so the rays shine right through it. Andrei Arlovski shuts down Jack Doherty after viral brawl at Paul vs. Joshua: 'You're ...

Photos by Brett Dunlap The crowd gathered to watch the winter solstice sunset Sunday in Marietta moved up on the top of the Turtle Mound to watch the sunset a second time from a higher vantage point ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The shortest day of the year but bitterly cold temperatures didn’t stop hundreds of Anchorage residents from hitting the slopes Sunday. Hilltop Ski Area’s annual Alaska ...

Thousands gathered at Stonehenge to celebrate the winter solstice, marking the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Participants drummed, sang, and reflected among the stones. The ...